Acadie Then and Now: A People’s History($29.99Value)

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Acadie Then and Now: A People’s History is an international collection of articles from 50 authors that chronicles the historical and contemporary realities of the Acadian and Cajun people worldwide. In 1605, French colonists settled Acadie (today Nova Scotia, Canada) and for the next 150 years developed a strong and unique Acadian culture. In 1755, the British conducted forced deportations of the Acadians rendering thousands homeless, and for the next 60 years these exiles migrated to seaports along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, eventually settling in new lands. This tragic upheaval did not succeed in extinguishing the Acadians, but instead planted the seeds of many new Acadies, where today their fascinating culture still thrives. This collection includes 65 articles on the Acadians and Cajuns living today in the American states of Louisiana, Texas, and Maine, in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Quebec, and in the French regions of Poitou, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, and St-Pierre et Miquelon. Mary Broussard Perrin, visual artist and former educator and gallery owner living in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a mixed-media artist. She earned a BFA from the UL Lafayette and a master’s in visual art from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has work in the collections of the National Museum for Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C., and many others. Phil Comeau, film director and writer, was born in Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, and lives in Montreal. Comeau studied dramatic arts at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, and cinema in Paris, France. He has directed over 100 dramas, documentary films, and television episodes, of which one third concern Acadians. Phil Comeau, film director and writer, was born in Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, and lives in Montreal. Comeau studied dramatic arts at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, and cinema in Paris, France. He has directed over 100 dramas, documentary films, and television episodes, of which one third concern Acadians. Warren A. Perrin, lawyer and author, was born near Erath and lives in Layette, Louisiana. He holds a J.D. degree from Louisiana State University School of Law and is a practicing attorney. He is the author of six books dealing with French culture, including Acadian Redemption (2004), the first biography of an Acadian exile.